George County, MS: flood risk, in FEMA's own numbers
On FEMA's National Risk Index, George County scores at the 31.2th percentile for flood hazard, rated "Very Low" — among the lowest flood hazard in the country. The hazard here is driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 1 years. That's a county-wide figure, not a per-address one — FEMA's parcel maps are a live lookup, not a bulk file.
George County's flood-insurance compliance gap
Out of 628 homes FEMA counts inside George County's mapped flood zone, 65 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 10.4% compliance, short of full coverage. Looking beyond the mandated zone, 0.8% of all residential structures in George County carry flood coverage voluntarily or otherwise — relevant because most NFIP claims nationally come from outside the mapped SFHA.
George County against the rest of the country
Among the 3144 US counties FEMA scores for flood hazard, George County ranks 2221 — 1 being the highest hazard nationally — and 1588 by population among all 3144 counties covered here, where 1 is the largest. About 25,880 people live in George County, Mississippi, spread over 478.699 square miles.
What to do next if you own or are buying in George County
FEMA counts 10,009 residential structures in George County overall, 76 of them carrying some form of NFIP coverage — but a lender or insurer cares about one parcel, not that county total.
Where George County's figures come from
Every figure on this page traces to a named FEMA dataset, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why any of this insurance requirement exists at all, the SFHA explainer covers it from first principles.